Chemicals & Energy

Opportunities Abound to Enter Perishable-Goods Supply Chain Market in Africa

May 7, 2012

There are many opportunities for logistics providers to enter the refrigerated transportation market in Africa, but while the continent needs better perishable supply chain services and "farm-to-fork" integration, barriers remain high.

Corporate Sustainability Efforts Fall Short of Stated Goals, Study Finds

May 2, 2012

Environmental Leader

An analysis of 600 U.S. companies finds pockets of leadership on sustainability practices and performances - but overall the group has fallen short of expectations in four measured categories.

Arkieva Software Implementation Helps Major Chemical Company Manage Recession

May 1, 2012

Challenge: A significant percentage of what this major chemical company manufactures is used in the automotive industry, and as a result they found demand dropping far below what any previous forecast could have predicted.

Confronting the Obstacles to Inbound Management

April 24, 2012

Challenge: Before 2008, multiple transportation providers handled a solar power manufacturer's global inbound freight, but their growth necessitated a more streamlined process for managing this aspect of their business. Challenges included manual processes, limited visibility to the entire supply chain, and costly expedited shipments.

Large Oilfield Services Provider Gains Supply-Chain Efficiency in Latin America

April 24, 2012

Challenge: As our client's Latin American business expanded throughout the years, focus and resources were allocated to areas vital to the development of the core business. This left the Supply Chain and Logistics areas in need of support and technical resources.

The Future of Electric Vehicles in Commercial Transportation

April 24, 2012

SupplyChainBrain

Dow Kokam was created in 2009 by Dow Chemical, TK Advanced Battery and Dassault to bring technologically advanced and economically viable battery solutions to the industrial market. The company believes demand will quickly grow for commercial vehicles powered by its large-format, lithium-ion batteries, soon to be produced in Michigan. Regular route and local delivery trucks are strong candidates for electrification, says Senior Director Clark Dressen.

Is There a Manufacturing Renaissance in the U.S.?

April 20, 2012

SupplyChainBrain

Prospects are very bright for manufacturing in the U.S., says Raj Batra, president of the industry automation division at Siemens. Batra, who believes that the U.S. now offers a high-end, innovation-oriented manufacturing environment, cites 30 months of consecutive increases in the PMI index and growth in plant capacity utilization as signs that a renaissance is under way.

Leading Chemical Manufacturer Finds Good Chemistry with Transportation Partners

April 20, 2012

Challenge: A leading chemical manufacturer uses the Elemica Logistics Sourcing services with Transportation Bid Optimization to help them prepare for predicted capacity constraints and to streamline, automate and run dynamic sourcing events for logistics transportation. The rapidly changing transportation services market requires companies to run more frequent transportation bidding events that encompass all transportation modes.

Industrial Gas/Specialty Chemical Company Streamlines Ocean Carrier Pipelines

April 20, 2012

Challenge: Booking ocean cargo for our global client's industrial gases and specialty chemicals was inefficient, requiring excessive time and manpower. The client needed to streamline the process to improve the flow of their products for timely delivery to their customers.

Collaborative Execution: Speed, innovation and profitability

April 13, 2012

Kevin OÃ¢â‚¬â„¢Marah, SCM World

Chemicals & Energy

The latest supply-chain news, analysis, trends and tools for executives in the chemicals and energy industries. Learn how chemical and energy companies and their suppliers around the world are managing the flow of products across all channels of the enterprise. Experts sound off on forecasting and demand planning, supply-chain visibility, logistics outsourcing, inventory optimization, transportation management, warehouse management, supply-chain security, corporate social responsibility and more.